improved exclude file. \nIntroduced BACKUP_PATH variable. Everythings is modulargit add backup.env.sample make_backup.sh

backup.env.sample

@@ -1,5 +1,16 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
+## BACKUP_PATH is a list of paths to backup, seperated by a space. 
+## If there is a spaces in your path (shame on you), escape them first.
+## Like this:
+# BACKUP_PATH="/home/use/first\ path\ with\ spaces /home/user/second_path /home/user/third_path"
+# BACKUP_PATH="/home/user/just_one_path"
+## In the sample only /home is being backed up. 
+BACKUP_PATH="/home" 
+
+## Backup exclude is a file containing paths that should be backed up, like pseudo filesystems. 
+BACKUP_EXCLUDE="backup_exclude.txt.sample"
+
 ## Setup Path and file for logging
 LOGPATH="/var/log/borg"
 

make_backup.sh

@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ fi
 echo "######## Backup started at $(date) ########"
 
 borg create -v --stats                     \
-    --exclude-from backup_exclude.txt      \
+    --exclude-from $BACKUP_EXCLUDE         \
     $REPOSITORY::$BACKUP_NAME              \
-    /home/adam/docker
+    $BACKUP_PATH
 
 echo "######### Backup Finished $(date) #########"